Library-Museum Partnerships

Our facilitators:

Beth CristYouth & Family Services ConsultantColorado State Library

Laura DouglasColorado Field Trips Project CoordinatorHistory Colorado Center

History Take Out

• History Colorado staff has 2 outreach programs that enhance learning experiences through hands-on engagement

• Classroom teachers use these programs for field trips into their classrooms

• Librarians use these programs to enhance story time and summer reading programs

History Take Out statewide network of partners

Getting kids excited about history (my favorite part of my job)

The giant map is always engaging

Hands on adds dimension to learning

WANTED!!!

History Colorado is always looking for new History Take

Out partners across Colorado!

Interested? Contact Laura at laura.douglas@state.co.us.

Museum-Library Collaborations and Early Childhood Education

Joint History Colorado Center (HCC) / Denver Public Library (DPL) Story Time

• Story time content centered around ECE themes in Destination Colorado exhibit

• DPL staff trains HCC staff in story time delivery techniques and early literacy talking points

• HCC staff bring touchable artifacts to DPL for a Saturday family Colorado history-themed story time

The 5 X 5 Program

Provides year-round family access to 13 of Denver's top cultural venues for nearly 3,000 Denver Head Start and Early

Head Start families, free of charge!

More Examples…

Colorado State Library, History Colorado Center, and public libraries collaborated to give free passes to 1,400 Summer Reading Program completers

More Collaboration

Evaluations

It’s important to evaluate not only the program itself, but also the partnership.

Want to Learn More?

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